Herbert v. Uhl
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Hew York county. Action by Henry L. Herbert and Gilbert I. Herbert against' Edward Uhl, as stockholder in the Consumers’ Coal Company, an insolvent corporation, for an alleged indebtedness of that corporation to plaintiffs. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence, J.
The action is brought against the defendant as a stockholder of the corporation known as the Consumers’ Coal Company, which was organized under the general manufacturing act of 1848, and the several acts of the legislature extending and amending said act. In the complaint it is averred that between the 14th day of October, 1889, and the 28th day of October, 1889, both dates inclusive, plaintiffs sold and delivered to the said Consumers’ Coal Company, at its request, in said city, certain goods, wares, and merchandise, consisting of coal, at a price agreed upon, and amounting in the aggregate…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Veeder v. . MudgettNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
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